1 Peter 5:8-9(NLT)“8 Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. 9 Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith. Remember that your Christian brothers and sisters all over the world are going through the same kind of suffering … More We Can Get Through Anything

Psalm 51:10(KJV)“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.” For some, this past year was full of wonderful surprises and the accomplishment of many goals. For others, it might have been difficult and painful, full of unexpected challenges. Whatever the case, the new year presents an opportunity for … More Your Renewed Strength

Psalms 34:8 (NLT)“Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!” Jesus Christ said in John 14:27(NLT), “I am leaving you with a gift—peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.” Peace … More Your Way Out Through the Love of Christ

Some years ago, after I filed for divorce from a physically and mentally abusive husband, I felt very alone and isolated. I was facing life as a single parent, and I didn’t know which way to turn. I couldn’t believe that I was in that situation, and I became depressed. I never dreamed that the … More Help is Here

James 1:20(ESV) “For the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.” A woman ran into an old high school classmate she hadn’t seen in over thirty-years. They were attending a repast after a funeral, and she spotted him while looking for a seat. She made a beeline to where he was sitting and … More Keep Bitterness Out and Love In

Isaiah 41:10 (ESV)“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” It’s been seven years since Karen’s divorce, and she still talks about it as if it happened yesterday. Karen and Kevin … More Not All Scars Are Visible

“But Lot’s wife, behind him, looked back, and she became a pillar of salt.” Genesis 19:26(ESV) “Life is good. I have no complaints.” A dear friend said this to me not too long ago, but a couple of weeks after I spoke to him, he phoned again. With a very dejected tone in his voice, … More She Became a Pillar of Salt, Don’t Follow Her Example

Romans 5:3-5(ESV)“3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.”  “This is … More Hope Will Not Put Us to Shame